South Africa
Western Cape
City of Cape Town

Slave Lodge

The Slave Lodge is one of the oldest buildings in , with a history spanning more than three centuries. The building has served various purposes over the years, transitioning from its original role as a slave lodge to housing government offices, the Old Supreme Court, and eventually becoming the South African Cultural History Museum.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Cape Town
  • Also known as: “Slave Lodge, Cape Town”
  • Address: Adderley Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church Square and Groote Kerk.

Square
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in , , lies in front of the at the intersection of Parliament and Spin Streets. It currently features a park.

Church
Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Dutch Reformed church in , . The church is South Africa's oldest place of Christian worship. The first church on this land was built in 1678.

Church
Photo: Mike Hayes, Public domain.
St George's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in , , and the seat of the Archbishop of Cape Town. St. George's Cathedral is both the metropolitical church of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and a congregation in the Diocese of Cape Town. is situated 110 metres west of Slave Lodge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Town and Schotsche Kloof.

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is the second most populous city in . The capital of , it is also the legislative capital of the nation. is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

Suburb
The Bo-Kaap is an area of , formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

Suburb
The is an area in , , situated in the city's central business district, between the historic city centre and the Port of Cape Town.

Slave Lodge

Latitude
-33.92515° or 33° 55′ 31″ south
Longitude
18.42057° or 18° 25′ 14″ east
Open location code
4FRW3CFC+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48801575
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q20981944
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Hausa—“Slave Lodge” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Slawelosie”
  • Chinese: “開普敦奴隸小屋”
  • German: “Iziko Slave Lodge”
  • Hausa: “Slave Lodge, Cape Town”

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Highlights include Statue of Queen Victoria and Slave Tree Memorial, Cape Town.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Slave Lodge”. Photo: HelenOnline, CC BY-SA 4.0.